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One of the HCCT actors welcomes his guests to Harvey’s Twisted Birthday Party.

One of the HCCT actors welcomes his guests to Harvey’s Twisted Birthday Party.

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HCCT hosts ‘twisted’ Halloween experience

News Staff
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
For those looking for a fright on Halloween, Harvey’s Twisted Birthday Party in downtown Hartwell offered thrill seekers a haunt they won’t soon forget. On Halloween weekend, visitors gathered at 83 Depot St.
Tim Strickland proudly displays his award for 31 years of service and his award for driving a million miles or 30 yea without a preventable accident.

Tim Strickland proudly displays his award for 31 years of service and his award for driving a million miles or 30 yea without a preventable accident.

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Longtime mail carrier awarded in retirement

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
After more than 31 years behind the wheel, Tim Strickland has hung up the postal worker cap. With his retirement, Strickland received two awards: one for his 31 years of service and one for a million miles, or 30 years, without a preventable accident.
Savannah Market, located at 53 Savannah Street.

Savannah Market, located at 53 Savannah Street.

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Reopened Hartwell convenience store receives beer/wine license

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
A new corner grocery store on Savannah Street will now be able to sell alcohol from their store. The Savannah Market has reopened at 53 Savannah St. and will now be able to sell beer and wine after the city council approved their licence by split decision at their Nov. 1 meeting.
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Hart Co. grad rate highest since 2005

News Staff
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
The Georgia Department of Education announced the 2021 graduation rates on October 21, and the Hart County Charter System recorded one of the best in the state with a 97% rate.
Investigators in first responders check out the scene Monday after a 95-year-old woman drove into the side wall of Hartwell Animal Hospital at 60 Leard Street.

Investigators in first responders check out the scene Monday after a 95-year-old woman drove into the side wall of Hartwell Animal Hospital at 60 Leard Street.

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Woman drives into side of animal hospital

Dan Hunt
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
A 95-year-old woman hit the south-facing wall of the Hartwell Animal Hospital Monday afternoon. The woman was pulling into the lot at 60 Leard Street and attempting to park when she struck the building, said Hartwell officer Matthew Dutton.
From left to right, Kassadi Saunders, Sara Castro, Ellen Davenport, Zainab Saccoh, Diane Merritt, Howard Curry, Emily Dukes, Pooja Bangera, Rosanna Cruz-Bibb, Aries Aviles, and Flavio Salgedo Avila. The team was assembled to research the grave site outside Harmony Grove Baptist Church in an attempt to add it to the National Historic Register.

From left to right, Kassadi Saunders, Sara Castro, Ellen Davenport, Zainab Saccoh, Diane Merritt, Howard Curry, Emily Dukes, Pooja Bangera, Rosanna Cruz-Bibb, Aries Aviles, and Flavio Salgedo Avila. The team was assembled to research the grave site outside Harmony Grove Baptist Church in an attempt to add it to the National Historic Register.

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Locals, UGA students study Harmony Grove grave site in hopes of adding it on National Historic Register

News Staff
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
On Saturday Oct. 30, a group of UGA students came to research a post-American Civil War cemetery that contained the graves of several slaves in hopes of placing it on the National Historic Register for its significance in history. Down the backroads of Canon, GA.
A technician fixes a power line moments after it was entangled with a boom truck, causing a man to be electrocuted.

A technician fixes a power line moments after it was entangled with a boom truck, causing a man to be electrocuted.

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Man survives being electrocuted in power line accident

Drew Dotson
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
A boom truck became entangled in a power line and resulted in a man being electrocuted on Friday, Oct. 29. The truck was leaving Rose Acre Farms on Goldmine Road when the boom raised up and hit the power line, according to Hart County sheriff Mike Cleveland.